# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S789
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONVENTION MINUTES 789

torical materials and museum pieces to the Institute’s care
(TB:82—83, 7). The support of the LLL, particularly in micro-
filming, was given a vote of appreciation (T'B:83, 8).

On recommendation of Committee 8 the men responsible for
the operation of Concordia Publishing House received a vote of
gratitude. Memorial 704 was referred to the manager of Concordia
Publishing House (TB:138, 2). The work of all members of the
Centennial Committee was commended. Upon completion of the
Index of Dr, Pieper’s Christian Dogmatics, the Committee is to be
released (TB:138—139, 3). The important work of the General
Literature Board of Synod was commended and the personnel of
the board increased from five to seven (TB:139, 4 and 5). Pastors
of Synod were urged to submit the names of officers entitled to
receive copies of Advance (TB:139—140, 6). The program and
work of the Young People’s Literature Board was gratefully
endorsed (TB:141, 7). While Synod declined the request to provide
a blanket subscription of the Witness, it asked Districts not main-
taining blanket subscriptions to consider the introduction of this
program (TB:141, 8).

In the course of the morning the following election results
were announced: Rev. Walter C. Birkner, Secretary; Rev. M. F.
Kretzmann, Messrs. Clarence Amling, John W. Boehne, Theo. H.
Schlake, William F, Fenske, Henry Buck, Board of Directors.. The
following were appointed as Sergeants-at-Arms to maintain at
least a semblance of silence in the lobby: Rev. Plehn, Rev. Berter-
mann, Rev. Werfelmann, Dr. George Meyer.

Action on TB;131, 1 was postponed; TB:133, 7 was recommitted.

The sessions were closed by singing “A Mighty Fortress Is Our
God,” uniting in the Lord’s Prayer, and receiving the Apostolic
Benediction.

Session 7
June 25, A.M.

The seventh session was opened with devotional exercises in
which Rev. O. Rathke, President of the Ontario District, addressed
the convention on the subject, “The Church and Its Missions.”
He dwelt on the following thoughts: To His eleven disciples Christ
gave the greatest task ever assigned to a group of men — to go
out and conquer the world for Christ. The Holy Spirit at Pentecost
imbued them with the divine audacity and consecrated energy
which enabled them td upset the world for Jesus. As members of
the Christian Church we are called upon to go wherever there is
a human being who does not know that he is redeemed. The
immensity of the task is staggering, for some 600,000,000 Christians